The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1980
James R Bailey, Chicago, IL (US);
John R Herron, Park Ridge, IL (US);
Switchcraft, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An audio connector having a stationary member adapted to be mounted on a chassis or panel and a detachable member adapted to be interfitted with said stationary member. The stationary member has a post-like conductive housing disposed within a hollow collar member. The hollow collar member has an intermediate escutcheon plate for mounting the collar member to the chassis or panel. The stationary member has a plurality of female conductive pin receptacles for mating with male pins of the detachable member. The stationary member includes a unitary resilient latch having an elongated tongue-like conductive portion and a pair of conductive wing-like members offset from the elongated conductive portion. The detachable member has a sleeve-like conductive housing with a polarization groove for receiving the elongated conductive portion of the resilient latch and a lip cut through the polarization groove for engaging the conductive wing-like members when the detachable member is interfitted with the stationary member to lock the detachable and stationary members together. The stationary member includes a spring-loaded release mechanism having an elongated conductive lever. When it is desired to separate the detachable and stationary members the spring-loaded release mechanism slides to disengage the wing-like members from the lip. The stationary member is grounded through the mounting means to the chassis or panel and the tongue-like conductive portion is in electrical contact with the detachable member to provide electrical continuity between the detachable and stationary members. The latching system also reduces mechanical vibrations between the interfitted connector members and provides positive latching for the audio connector.